What Does The Average Super-Rich Billionaire Look Like In 2014: Fun Facts?

So if it’s your dream to become a billionaire, a burning question on your mind; what does the average ultra-wealthy billionaire look like in the year 2014?

Well, latest Wealth-X and USB Billionaire Census Report, which gives an in-depth accounting of the world’s richest people, attempt to answer that question.

There are a record 2,325 billionaires in the world today, 155 new billionaires, up 7% from the previous year. Their total wealth increased 12 percent in the same period to $7.3 trillion.

As might be expected, men account for 2,039 of billionaires worldwide (with just 286 being women) and $6.4 trillion of their combined wealth.

So What Does The Average Super-Rich Billionaire Look Like In 2014?

– The average billionaire is male, 63 years old and married with2 children.

– The average billionaire has a net worth of around $3.1 billion.

– Education is important but not always required: Not all billionaires have a wall full of degrees. In fact, the report states that 35% of global billionaires do not have bachelor’s degrees.

– Made their fortunes themselves – close to about 60 percent of average male billionaires fully made their fortunes themselves, and another 27 percent have at least partly made their money themselves.

– They’re mostly male: Just 286 of them are women.

– Did not reach the $1 billion threshold until their late 40s.

– The average billionaire has a friend circle worth an estimated $16 billion.

– The average billionaire owns 4 properties worth some $94 million altogether.

– Most ultra-wealthy billionaires (68.3%) are passionate about sport with outdoor pursuits like fishing, hunting, skiing, and yachting.

– The average super-rich billionaire have a large social network, with 3 of their close friends or connections also being billionaires, 9 ultra-high net worth individuals, and will normally travel to World Economic Forum, Cannes Film Festival, and the PGA Championship throughout the year.

Clipper around the world Leg 1 (United KIngdon/Latin America and the Caribbean)

SEPTEMBER

Singapore Grand Prix (Singapore)

Monaco Yacht Show (Monaco)

OCTOBER

Rugby World Cup Final (United KIngdom)

NOVEMBER

APEC meeting (Phillipines)

Melbourne Cup (Australia)

DECEMBER

Imperial Ball (Austria)

St Barts New Year Celebrations (St. Barthelemy)

Result: You are 63 old male, married with 2 kids, have $600 million in cash, have spent $160million on luxury goods and enjoy a round of golf – then you are probably part of one of the mega rich club that makes up only 0.0003% of the population.

Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj is the CEO and editorial director at CEOWORLD magazine, the leading global business magazine written strictly for CEOs, CFOs, top managers, company directors, investors, senior executives, business leaders, high net worth individuals, and the most globally powerful men and women.